What is PHP and what is it used for by web developers?

What is PHP and what is it used for by web developers?

What is PHP and what is it used for by web developers?
PHP (PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor) is a reflective programming language originally designed for producing dynamic Web pages. PHP is used mainly in server-side application software, but can be used from a command line interface or in standalone graphical applications. (From Wikipedia)





Basically, PHP is a programming language to create dynamic web pages and web applications that are run on a server and accessed through your browser.
Reply:php is a database langauge it is the magic of puttin somthing in a search box on a site hitting submit and getting a result


to get a little technical it is just a HTML like code but more concetrated and in database form





for example when you type in a phrase or question in the search box and hit submit , it sends a "query" and code gets executed and the program looks for matches and you get a result page





Now to be honest PHP is not the only database langauge out there....


there are quite a few


there is ASP which is made by Microsoft and then theres Perl, AJAX ,Ruby and CGI


They all perform the same function (Data Storage ,Retrieval and other database functions) , they just go about doing it in different ways and not to mention it is coded different


Think of it this way its all ice cream just different flavors
Reply:php is a server-side scripting language used commonly for content, forms, forums, chatting, etc. you can find info here: http://www.php.net and scripts here: http://php.resourceindex.com/